Raphael Family History
Raphael Name Meaning
Jewish English and German; French and Haitian (Raphaël): from the Hebrew personal name Refa'el composed of the elements refa ‘to heal’ + El ‘God’. This was borne by an archangel in the Bible. In North America the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages e.g. Italian Raffaele Spanish Rafael . English and Scottish: variant of Raffel .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022